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Budget 2024: Small businesses call for government to ‘significantly increase’ relief to prevent closures | Politics News

Small businesses have called for the government to "significantly increase" the employment allowance to prevent them from having to shut down following the budget.Chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to raise national insurance contributions paid by employers - despite promising not to increase the tax "for working people" - to help fill a £40bn black hole during the Labour government's budget on Wednesday. The government has also already announced the national living wage, the minimum someone aged 21 and over can…

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Raise a glass for veterans in Marstons and Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal

A PUB COMPANY and the Royal British Legion want punters from Redditch to raise a glass and then take it home to raise money for this year’s Poppy Appeal. Marston’s is teaming up with the RBL in a nod to Brits who have taken pub glasses home without permission. This time it’s encouraged as Redditch pubs will join over 1,000 others across the UK in serving drinks in limited-edition commemorative glasses. The pair have partnered to create brand new,…

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Boy fell ill after Salisbury poisoning victim Sergei Skripal gave him bread to feed ducks | UK News

A boy fell ill after Salisbury poisoning victim Sergei Skripal gave him bread to feed ducks, an inquiry has heard.The young boy, who has not been named, and two others he was with, got sick after the former Russian spy handed him the bread in Salisbury city centre on 4 March 2018, the public inquiry was told. After Mr Skripal and his daughter Yulia collapsed on a bench nearby shortly afterwards and the incident unfolded, the boy and his friends…

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A Process Approach to Writing College Papers

College papers can become a nightmare to most students. But by implementing it in a process, you can break it down into smaller steps and be much more stress-free on the path from first sheet to final essay. A process approach to writing college papers involves careful planning and revision, and with services like Academized writes essays for money, students can receive expert help in crafting well-structured and polished papers. The Assignment Before you start writing, it is important…

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British girl dies in Rome after ‘allergic reaction to peanuts’ | World News

A 14-year-old British girl has died in Rome after suffering an allergic reaction to peanuts, according to reports in Italian media.The girl and her family had arrived in the Italian capital last Thursday, both the La Stampa and Corriere Della Sera newspapers reported. On the first day of their holiday in the city, they were said to have gone to dinner near their accommodation, but during the meal, the girl reportedly suffered an allergic reaction, which led to her going…

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FOOTBALL – Redditch Borough women produce stunning injury time turnaround to advance in cup

REDDITCH Borough Women produced a stunning injury-time turnaround to beat Rugby Town 4-3 and advance in the Division One Cup. Borough trailed by a single goal heading into stoppage time only to stun the visitors with a pair of late goals at Cherry Tree Walk. Goals from Kathryn Pagan, Millie Connolly-Heath, Violet Pugh and Esther Lau-McKaay helped Borough into the quarter-finals of the competition. The club’s men’s side also advanced in the Marsh Challenge Cup with a 4-2 victory…

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Firefighters gearing up to hike the Malvern Hills for charity

A TEAM of firefighters and their loved ones are gearing up to hike across the Malverns for charity. A 12-strong team of Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (HWFRS) firefighters and some family and friends will be hiking the nine-mile ‘end-to-end’ route across the Malvern Hills to support the Fire Fighters Charity on November 16. To add a little difficulty, group members will be wearing firefighters’ PPE – leggings and a tunic – with some wearing breathing apparatus…

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Southport stabbings suspect faces separate terror charge after ricin and al Qaeda manual found at home | UK News

The teenager accused of stabbing three girls to death in Southport faces a separate terror charge after police said a biological toxin and an al Qaeda training manual were found in a search of his home.Axel Rudakubana, 18, from Lancashire, had already been charged with three counts of murder and 10 counts of attempted murder following the mass stabbing at a Taylor Swift-themed dance workshop in July. At a briefing today, Chief Constable Serena Kennedy from Merseyside Police said the…

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Pollution of Worcestershire brook that killed hundreds of fish brings prosecution of two companies

A FOOD manufacturer from Worcestershire and an environmental services provider from Warwickshire have been successfully prosecuted by the Environment Agency for causing the pollution of a Worcestershire brook. On October 24, Worcester Crown Court sentenced Elisabeth The Chef (ETC), from Lower Broadheath, Worcester, and Civil Environmental Project Services Ltd (CEPS) of Bidford-upon-Avon, for causing a discharge into Laugherne Brook, in September 2017. The companies have been ordered to pay fines and costs in excess of £90,000. ETC was fined…

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Sporting confirm Man Utd interest in appointing Ruben Amorim as new manager | UK News

Portuguese football club Sporting have confirmed they have received an approach from Manchester United for their manager, Ruben Amorim.Sporting also said the Old Trafford club have "expressed interest" in paying the €10m (£8.3m) release clause in their boss's contract. United sacked their previous coach, Dutchman Erik ten Hag, on Monday.Amorim led Sporting to their first league title in 19 years in 2021 and repeated the achievement with the Lisbon club last season.So far this season, his side have won all…

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